Lawgist17Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,—
(a) is taken prisoner or captured by the enemy, by want of due precaution or through disobedience of orders, or wilful neglect of duty, or having been taken prisoner or so captured fails to rejoin his service when able to do so; or
(b) without due authority holds correspondence with, or communicates intelligence to, the enemy or any person in league with the enemy or having come by the knowledge of any such correspondence or communication, wilfully omits to discover it immediately to his commanding officer or other superior officer,
shall, on conviction by a Force Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
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- 16 Offences in relation to the enemy or terrorist and punishable with death
- 17 Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
- 18 Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times
- 19 Mutiny
- 20 Desertion and aiding desertion
- 21 Absence without leave
- 22 Striking or threatening superior officers
- 23 Disobedience to superior officer
- 24 Insubordination and obstruction
- 25 False answers on enrolment
- 26 Unbecoming conduct
- 27 Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
- 28 Ill-treating a subordinate
- 29 Intoxication
- 30 Permitting escape of person in custody
- 31 Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
- 32 Escape from custody
- 33 Offences in respect of property
- 34 Extortion and exaction
- 35 Making away with equipment
- 36 Injury to property
- 37 False accusations
- 38 Falsifying official documents and false declarations
- 39 Signing in blank and failure to report
- 40 Offences relating to Force Court
- 41 False evidence
- 42 Unlawful detention of pay
- 43 Violation of good order and discipline
- 44 Miscellaneous offences
- 45 Attempt
- 46 Abetment of offences that have been committed
- 47 Abetment of offences punishable with death and not Committee
- 48 Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
- 49 Civil offences
- 50 Civil offences not triable by a Force Court
